There used to be so many Wild Orchid fansites out there, and it makes me sick to think that they're shutting down, mostly due to the belief that a site needs graphics, special Javascript effects, and music/video in order to be "good". This couldn't be farther from the truth.

 

We are all Wild Orchid fans. Flashy sites do not make a fan. Neither does an outstanding collection of concert footage.  If you were to take a flower apart and lay all of its petals out side by side, you'd see that not all of them are the same size. But they are equally important in adding to the beauty of the flower. I know there are lots of site awards out there, but this one is different. Nearly every single one of you out there qualify for Small But Sincere's "Petal" of Honor.

 

You are a fan. If you have at least one WO page, that is a fansite. I don't care if you only have a few pictures, or an account of when you met WO and some links, they're all WO fansites. Do you realize that, if every fan had a 2-page fansite, there would be, at the very least, a thousand WO pages online? Imagine all the people they would reach!

 

Okay, enough preaching, here's the deal. Let's nominate some WO sites out there that consist of maybe a few pages, or one page on a personal site, of WO in any form or any of its members* (and NOT the movie!). Send the URL to dawne@kidsincforeveronline.net (make sure you put "Petal" in the subject). The webmaster/webmistress will receive an image that looks something like this:

(this is just a sample; this year's will be a bit different)

 

*About Fergie sites: Someone brought up a good point. She's both a KI alum and a WO alum, so as far as I'm concerned, you can choose either one - not both, that wouldn't be fair. I guess it would depend on your content, and if you were actually a KI fan or not.

 

I'm going to (try to) list all the sites that have received the award, so they will get bonus publicity as well. I hope that you will help me gather all the petals together and help WO's reputation blossom.